A Mt. Pleasant man facing several criminal sexual conduct charges will not be allowed to see his accuser at a hearing that has been rescheduled to next week.

Isabella County Trial Judge William Rush on Tuesday approved a request by Chief Assistant Prosecutor Risa Scully to shield the alleged victim from Ian Patrick Gray.

Rush also approved defense attorney Elias Muawad's motion to reschedule the hearing to March 29 at 1 p.m. to give him time to review text messages that were entered into evidence in the case.

Gray, 42, of Deerfield Township is charged with one count each of first-degree, second-degree, third-degree and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.

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He was arrested earlier this month and was released from the Isabella County jail after posting bond.

During Tuesday's brief hearing, Rush also approved Scully's motion to close the courtroom to the public during testimony by the alleged victim, who is now 13 years old, and to give the girl a support person during the course of the case.

Muawad, of Bloomfield Hills, argued that Gray has the right to face his accusor but did not object to Scully's requests to close the courtroom and give the alleged victim a support person.

Scully didn't object to rescheduling the hearing and told the judge witnesses will be available to testify.

She also told Rush that the alleged victim's family, including parents and grandparents, want the hearing closed to the public when she testifies, and that the girl has been and remains afraid of testifying in front of Gray and a courtroom full of strangers.

Scully also said the alleged victim is in counseling because she has depression issues.

First-degree CSC with a victim less than 13 carries a minimum penalty of 25 years and a maximum of any number of years up to and including life.

Second-dgree CSC with a victim less than 13 is a 15-year felony; third-degree CSC with a victim between 13 and 15 is punishable by 15 years in prison.

Fourth-degree with a victim between 13 and 16 is a high court misdemeanor punishable by two years in prison.

Gray, a former member of the Mt. Pleasant Board of Education, is accused of sexually assaulting the girl between 2009 and November, 2011.

Gray was on the Mt. Pleasant Board of Education from January to August 2008, after being elected in November 2007.